Three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release under mechanical driving power, and preparation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12150457-B2
Application number	US-202218021552-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2022
Priority date	Feb 16, 2022
Publication date	Nov 26, 2024
Grant date	Nov 26, 2024

Abstract

In the present disclosure, a temperature-sensitive inner layer solution, a deformation intermediate layer solution, and a rigid outer layer solution are first prepared and spray-coated layer by layer on a surface of a fruit or vegetable, such that three preservative film layers are produced successively and can be used for the preservation of the fruit or vegetable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A preparation method of a three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release, comprising the following steps:
step I: preparation of a temperature-sensitive inner layer solution:
step Ia. preparation of a temperature-sensitive particle: dissolving chitosan in an acetic acid solution, adding a N-isopropylacrylamide monomer, and thoroughly stirring; adjusting a temperature of a resulting solution to a specified value, adding a solution of ceric ammonium nitrate, then introducing nitrogen for protection, and conducting a reaction for a specified period of time; and adding an organic solvent to a mixed solution obtained after the reaction for precipitation to obtain a crude product, conducting extraction to obtain a fine product, and drying the fine product to obtain a final product, which is a chitosan N-isopropylacrylamide temperature-sensitive particle; and
step Ib. preparation of the temperature-sensitive inner layer solution: dissolving an essential oil in an ethanol solution to obtain a mixed solution A; dissolving the temperature-sensitive particle prepared in the step Ia in distilled water to prepare a temperature-sensitive particle dispersion with a specified mass concentration; and adding the mixed solution A to the temperature-sensitive particle dispersion to obtain a mixed solution B, conducting a reaction at a specified temperature, and subjecting the mixed solution B to dialysis with distilled water to obtain a temperature-sensitive inner layer solution loaded with an active ingredient;
step II: preparation of a deformation intermediate layer solution:
dissolving gelatin and sodium alginate in distilled water, thoroughly stirring at a specified temperature, and adding nano-zinc oxide and glycerol to obtain a hydrogel composite solution, which is the deformation intermediate layer solution;
step III: preparation of a rigid outer layer solution:
dissolving polyvinyl alcohol and agar in distilled water, heating and stirring to a specified temperature; and adding nano-titanium dioxide and glycerol, and thoroughly stirring to obtain a composite solution, which is the rigid outer layer solution; and
step IV: coating on a surface of a fruit or vegetable through layer-by-layer assembly:
spray-coating the temperature-sensitive inner layer solution, the deformation intermediate layer solution, and the rigid outer layer solution on the surface of the fruit or vegetable through the layer-by-layer assembly, such that three preservative film layers are successively produced to obtain the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release.

2. The preparation method of the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release according to claim 1 , wherein in the step Ia, the chitosan, the N-isopropylacrylamide monomer, the ceric ammonium nitrate, and the acetic acid solution are in a ratio of (5-10) g:(5-2) g:1 g:(20-50) mL; the acetic acid solution has a volume concentration of 2% to 5%; the temperature is adjusted to 40° C. to 50° C.; and the reaction is conducted for 24 h to 48 h.

3. The preparation method of the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release according to claim 1 , wherein in the step Ia, the organic solvent is any one selected from, or a composite solution of any two or more at any ratio selected from the group consisting of acetone, dichloromethane, trichloromethane, N,N-dimethylacetamide, ethyl acetate, and dihydrofuran; the mixed solution and the organic solvent are in a volume ratio of 1:(5-15); and the drying is conducted at 25° C. to 40° C.

4. The preparation method of the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release under the mechanical driving power according to claim 1 , wherein in the step Ib, the essential oil is any one selected from the group consisting of oregano essential oil, cinnamon essential oil, Eucalyptus essential oil, clove essential oil, and thyme essential oil; the ethanol solution has a volume concentration of 50%; and a mass concentration of the essential oil in the mixed solution A is 1.5% to 3%.

5. The preparation method of the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release under the mechanical driving power according to claim 1 , wherein in the step Ib, the temperature-sensitive particle dispersion has a mass concentration of 1 g/mL to 3 g/mL; the mixed solution A is added to the temperature-sensitive particle dispersion in a volume ratio of 1:(5-10); the reaction is conducted at 18° C. to 25° C. for 6 h to 8 h; and the dialysis is conducted for 6 h to 18 h.

6. The preparation method of the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release under the mechanical driving power according to claim 1 , wherein in the step II, the gelatin, the sodium alginate, and the distilled water are in a ratio of (1-2) g:(2-4) g:100 mL; the stirring is conducted at 40° C. to 60° C.; a mass concentration of the nano-zinc oxide in the hydrogel composite solution is 0.01% to 0.03%; and a volume concentration of the glycerol in the hydrogel composite solution is 1% to 2%.

7. The preparation method of the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release under the mechanical driving power according to claim 1 , wherein in the step III, the polyvinyl alcohol, the agar, and the distilled water are in a ratio of (2-4) g:(0.5-2) g:100 mL; the heating is conducted to 90° C. to 100° C., and the stirring is conducted for 1 h to 2 h; a mass concentration of the nano-titanium dioxide in the composite solution is 0.01% to 0.05%; and a volume concentration of the glycerol in the composite solution is 1% to 4%.

8. The preparation method of the three-layer fruit or vegetable preservative film with temperature-controlled release under the mechanical driving power according to claim 1 , wherein in the step IV, the fruit or vegetable is specifically a spherical fruit or vegetable, comprising apple, citrus, peach, cherry tomato, tomato, round pear, or round eggplant.

Assignees

• Univ Jiangsu

Inventors

• Zou Xiaobo
• Zhang Junjun
• Shi Jiyong
• Zhang Jianing
• Huang Xiaowei
• Liu Li
• Hu Xuetao
• Zhai Xiaodong

Classifications

• A23B2/7295

  Antibiotics · CPC title

• A23B2/771

  Organic compounds containing hetero rings · CPC title

• A23B2/746

  with singly-bound oxygen · CPC title

• A23B7/155

  Microorganisms; Enzymes {; Antibiotics} · CPC title

• C09D189/00

  Coating compositions based on proteins; Coating compositions based on derivatives thereof (foodstuff preparations A23J3/00) · CPC title